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  • Books Recently Published
  • Matt Ertz and James Procell

For information about the scope of this column, consult the headline in the September 2013 issue.

English

Adlington, Robert. Composing dissent: avant-garde music in 1960s Amsterdam. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. xiii, 366 p. ISBN 9780199981014 (hbk.; alk. paper). LC 2012-046762
Adobe Systems. Adobe Audition CS6: the official training workbook from Adobe Systems. Berkeley, CA: Adobe Press, 2013. vii, 293 p. + 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 9780321832832. ISBN 0321832833. LC 2012-288201

Classroom in a book

Adolphe, Bruce. The mind’s ear: exercises for improving the musical imagination for performers, composers, and listeners. 2d ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. xxvi, 155 p. ISBN 9780199937042 (alk. paper). ISBN 9780199937059 (alk. paper). LC 2013-003217
Antokoletz, Elliott. A history of twentieth-century music in a theoretic-analytical context. New York; London: Routledge, 2013. xvi, 506 p. ISBN 9780415881876 (hbk.). LC 2012-050786
Attias, Bernardo, Anna Gavanas, and Hillegonda C. Rietveld, eds. DJ culture in the mix: power, technology, and social change in electronic dance music. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. x, 331 p. ISBN 9781623566906 (hbk.; alk. paper). ISBN 9781623560065 (pbk.; alk. paper). LC 2013-020252
Augustyn, Heather. Don Drummond: the genius and tragedy of the world’s greatest trombonist. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2013. x, 233 p. ISBN 9780786475476 (pbk.; alk. paper). LC 2013-021934
Azlan Mohamed, Said. Musika: Malaya’s early music scene = Arena muzik silam di Malaya. Singapore: Azlan Mohamed Said, 2013. 255 p. ISBN 9789810737641. LC 2013-341339
Baker, Evan. From the score to the stage: an illustrated history of continental opera production and staging. Chicago, IL; London: The University of Chicago Press, 2013. xxiii, 439 p. ISBN 9780226035086 (hbk.; alk. paper). LC 2012-019264
Balthazar, Scott Leslie.Historical dictionary of opera. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013. xxiii, 537 p. ISBN 9780810867680 (hbk.; alk. paper). ISBN 9780810879430 (ebook). LC 2013-004536

Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts

Barendregt, Bart A., and Els Bogaerts, eds. Recollecting resonances: Indonesian-Dutch musical encounters. Boston: Brill, 2013. xi, 353 p. ISBN 9789004256095 (hbk.; alk. paper). LC 2013-029432

Verhandelingen van het koninklijk instituut voor taal-, land en volkenkunde; 288

Bauer, Karen Tillotson. The essentials of beautiful singing: a three-step kinesthetic approach. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013. xviii, 149 p. ISBN 9780810886872 (hbk.; alk. paper). ISBN 9780810886889 (pbk.; alk. paper). ISBN 9780810886896 (ebook). LC 2013-013994
Bennett, Lawrence. The Italian cantata in Vienna: entertainment in the age of absolutism. Bloomington; Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2013. xvi, 368 p. ISBN 9780253010186 (hbk.; alk. paper). LC 2013-034074

Publications of the Early Music Institute

Bernstein, Lawrence F., and Alexander Rozin, eds. Musical implications: essays in honor of Eugene Narmour. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press, 2013. xx, 417 p. ISBN 9781576471593 (alk. paper). LC 2013—025091

Festschrift series; no. 25

Berry, John. Gigging, busking and bending the dots; how people learn to be jazz musicians: case studies from Bristol. Bristol: [End Page 716] Peter Lang, 2013. 250 p. ISBN 9783034309622 (alk. paper). LC 2013-937427
Bohlman, Philip Vilas. Revival and reconciliation: sacred music in the making of European modernity. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013. xxxiv, 287 p. ISBN 9780810881839 (hbk.; alk. paper). LC 2013-003800

Europea: Ethnomusicologies and modernities; 16

Borstlap, John. The classical revolution: thoughts on new music in the 21st century. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2013. xiv, 147 p. ISBN 9780810884571 (hbk.; alk. paper). ISBN 9780810884588 (ebook). LC 2012-022714

Modern traditionalist classical music

Bowling, David. Eric Clapton FAQ: all that’s left to know about Slowhand. Montclair, NJ: Backbeat Books, 2013. xii, 354 p. ISBN 9781617134548. LC 2012-040973
Bozeman, Kenneth. Practical vocal acoustics: pedagogic applications for teachers and singers. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press, 2013. xvi, 138 p. + 1 DVD. ISBN 9781576472408 (alk. paper). LC 2013-015839

Vox musicae: the voice, vocal pedagogy, and song; no. 9

Brackett, David. The pop, rock, and soul reader: histories and debates. 3d ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. xix, 587 p. ISBN 9780199811700. LC 2013-024079...

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